THESE days, my fellow readers, are the types of days that keep humans chuggin along. No responsibilities, no deadlines, nothing but man and free will. It is these types of days that separate America from the Commies. My options are limitless, I could:
- Sit around and play PS3 for 24 hours straight
- Learn how to make a new extravagant meal
- Go to a crummy dive bar all day and make some townie-friends (not that there's anything wrong with that!)
- Join a cult
- Go to church (check that, Mass was at 12, my first choice of sleeping in until 2 PM crossed that one off the list by default, oh shucks....)
- Start my own religion (kind of hard to do in 1 day, but it only took the Christians 7, right?!?)
- Catch up on Dexter
- Catch up on Californication
- Get the summary of said shows off wikipedia, get caught up, and still have 23 hours and 50 minutes left in my day
- Work out (gasp!!)
Point proven. The possibilities are endless really. In the end, I'll probably sit around all day trying to figure out what to do. That sounds about right.
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Thursday, December 17, 2009
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
I'll Bite
100 Foods - bold i've eaten, crossed out I would never try. ill take it a step further and link the ones i needed to investigate
1. Venison - like any other meat, as good as its cooked
2. Nettle tea - wtf?
3. Huevos rancheros - i make a mean one...
4. Steak tartare
5. Crocodile - alligator, close enough
6. Black pudding
7. Cheese fondue
8. Carp
9. Borscht
10. Baba ghanoush - god thats a sweet phrase. not a big fan of eggplant, but usually like middle eastern food.
11. Calamari - at Disney World one time i had calimari at every resturant. different every place we ate. and yea, i have been to Disney World way too much
12. Pho - sounds good though
13. Peanut butter and jelly sandwich
14. Aloo gobi - apparently i just didnt know the love. i heart curry
15. Hot dog from a street cart
16. Epoisses
17. Black truffle - amazing.
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes - does mead count?
19. Steamed pork buns - im intrigued though...
20. Pistachio ice cream
21.Heirloom tomatoes
22. Fresh wild berries
23. Foie gras - minus the health problems, liver doesnt bother me (aka taste-wise)
24. Rice and beans
25. Brawn or head cheese
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper
27. Dulce de leche
28. Oysters
29. Baklava
30. Bagna cauda - of the things i havent known to this point, this sounds the tastiest
31. Wasabi peas - Dad loves them
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl
33. Salted lassi - sounds yummy, may have to try it out
34.Sauerkraut - like the smell (its the german in me...), hate the taste (its the intelligence in me...)
35. Root beer float
36. Cognac with a fat cigar - its gonna happen...
37. Clotted cream tea
38. Vodka jelly
39. Gumbo
40. Oxtail
41. Curried goat - love me some curry. im down.
42. Whole insects - cant think of any...
43. Phaal - ok this is a curry-heavy list
44.Goat’s milk
45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more
46. Fugu - i remember this on food network once. if i were at a high-class japanese place, i just may
47. Chicken tikka masala - again with the curry!!
48. Eel
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut - hurl.
50. Sea urchin - eh.
51. Prickly pear - Jungle Book (the disney one i grew up on) makes me want one every time
52. Umeboshi - there are so many foods out there i have never even HEARD of that i want to try now... this list is depressing...
53. Abalone - sea food in genereal doesnt scare me...
54. Paneer - i would try it because ill try any cheese, the chances of me liking it are slim to none. non-melting cheese just doesnt do it for me outside of parmesean
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal
56. Spaetzle
57. Dirty gin martini
58. Beer above 8% ABV - going out on a limb on this one. my family loves beer tasting but doesnt really pay attention to ABV... im guessing yes, but not often prob
59. Poutine - that doesnt sound bad at all....
60. Carob chips
61. S’mores
62. Sweetbreads
63. Kaolin - wtf?
64. Currywurst - BRILLIANT!!!!!
65. Durian
66.Frogs’ legs - i have always said i would, but when the time comes i wimp out. damn you kermit the frog!
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake - all.
68.Haggis - subject to change...
69. Fried plantain - very good actually
70. Chitterlings or andouillette
71. Gazpacho
72. Caviar and blini - once in a blue moon maybe
73. Louche absinthe - Mom really wants to try some...
74. Gjetost, or brunost
75.Roadkill - wtf?
76. Baijiu
77.Hostess Fruit Pie - too much processed sugar
78.Snail
79. Lapsang souchong - love tea.
80. Bellini
81. Tom yum - if i get over the look, i bet its good
82. Eggs Benedict - if i had a stomach able to handle this that early in the morning, i would have it everyday
83. Pocky
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant
85. Kobe Beef
86. Hare
87. Goulash
88. Flowers
89. Horse
90. Criollo chocolate
91. Spam
92. Soft shell crab
93. Rose harissa
94. Catfish
95. Mole poblano
96. Bagel and lox
97. Lobster Thermidor - sounds yummy
98. Polenta
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee - dont get me started....
100.Snake
1. Venison - like any other meat, as good as its cooked
2. Nettle tea - wtf?
3. Huevos rancheros - i make a mean one...
4. Steak tartare
5. Crocodile - alligator, close enough
6. Black pudding
7. Cheese fondue
8. Carp
9. Borscht
10. Baba ghanoush - god thats a sweet phrase. not a big fan of eggplant, but usually like middle eastern food.
11. Calamari - at Disney World one time i had calimari at every resturant. different every place we ate. and yea, i have been to Disney World way too much
12. Pho - sounds good though
13. Peanut butter and jelly sandwich
14. Aloo gobi - apparently i just didnt know the love. i heart curry
15. Hot dog from a street cart
16. Epoisses
17. Black truffle - amazing.
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes - does mead count?
19. Steamed pork buns - im intrigued though...
20. Pistachio ice cream
21.
22. Fresh wild berries
23. Foie gras - minus the health problems, liver doesnt bother me (aka taste-wise)
24. Rice and beans
25. Brawn or head cheese
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper
27. Dulce de leche
28. Oysters
29. Baklava
30. Bagna cauda - of the things i havent known to this point, this sounds the tastiest
31. Wasabi peas - Dad loves them
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl
33. Salted lassi - sounds yummy, may have to try it out
34.
35. Root beer float
36. Cognac with a fat cigar - its gonna happen...
37. Clotted cream tea
38. Vodka jelly
39. Gumbo
40. Oxtail
41. Curried goat - love me some curry. im down.
42. Whole insects - cant think of any...
43. Phaal - ok this is a curry-heavy list
44.
45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more
46. Fugu - i remember this on food network once. if i were at a high-class japanese place, i just may
47. Chicken tikka masala - again with the curry!!
48. Eel
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut - hurl.
50. Sea urchin - eh.
51. Prickly pear - Jungle Book (the disney one i grew up on) makes me want one every time
52. Umeboshi - there are so many foods out there i have never even HEARD of that i want to try now... this list is depressing...
53. Abalone - sea food in genereal doesnt scare me...
54. Paneer - i would try it because ill try any cheese, the chances of me liking it are slim to none. non-melting cheese just doesnt do it for me outside of parmesean
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal
56. Spaetzle
57. Dirty gin martini
58. Beer above 8% ABV - going out on a limb on this one. my family loves beer tasting but doesnt really pay attention to ABV... im guessing yes, but not often prob
59. Poutine - that doesnt sound bad at all....
60. Carob chips
61. S’mores
62. Sweetbreads
63. Kaolin - wtf?
64. Currywurst - BRILLIANT!!!!!
65. Durian
66.
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake - all.
68.
69. Fried plantain - very good actually
70. Chitterlings or andouillette
71. Gazpacho
72. Caviar and blini - once in a blue moon maybe
73. Louche absinthe - Mom really wants to try some...
74. Gjetost, or brunost
75.
76. Baijiu
77.
78.
79. Lapsang souchong - love tea.
80. Bellini
81. Tom yum - if i get over the look, i bet its good
82. Eggs Benedict - if i had a stomach able to handle this that early in the morning, i would have it everyday
83. Pocky
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant
85. Kobe Beef
86. Hare
87. Goulash
88. Flowers
89. Horse
90. Criollo chocolate
91. Spam
92. Soft shell crab
93. Rose harissa
94. Catfish
95. Mole poblano
96. Bagel and lox
97. Lobster Thermidor - sounds yummy
98. Polenta
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee - dont get me started....
100.
Monday, March 3, 2008
Things Done While Procrastinating...
Last week I started a running list of things I actually do when I'm supposed to be doing something else. I kind of wish I started this in high school, I'm sure there would be some pretty odd stuff.
So far:
1. Shave
2. Minesweeper
3. Make Coffee
4. Drink Coffee
5. Family Guy
6. Watch the game
7. Music Graphs
Yes, I really do shave pretty much just when I want to waste some time.
So far:
1. Shave
2. Minesweeper
3. Make Coffee
4. Drink Coffee
5. Family Guy
6. Watch the game
7. Music Graphs
Yes, I really do shave pretty much just when I want to waste some time.
Monday, December 10, 2007
Finals are teh sux0rz
So I leave you, my loyal reader, with these little nuggets:
Song Meanings - A music lyrics site with a little twist. There is a discussion after each set of lyrics for people to submit their theories or quotes from the artists about what each song "means." Sure, it can get a little youTube-y at times (THIS SONG SUCKS MORE THAN UR MOMZZ!!!!ONE!!) but its a great idea.
Digg - It ain't what it used to be, but still a nice collection of the best out there on the interwebz. The addition of a photo/video catagory has made the glory of what the site once was hard to see, but there is still some fun stuff occasionally. Which reminds me:
The 9 Most Badass Bible Verses - And it doesn't even mention the Pulp Fiction one (Ezekiel 25:17)
How it feels to get shot - Hopefully the closest I'll ever have to be to feeling this. (I have a strange feeling I've mentioned this one before?)
New GTA IV trailer, O.EMM.GEE.
This is from Call of Duty 4: Modern Combat. Seriously, visually speaking, games in the newest generation have finally torn the "virtual" label off when it comes to virtual reality.
Eminem freestyle with (the now deceased) Proof from back in the day. Sick.
Play Five Degrees to Jesus - Just a fun little wikipedia game I discovered through interwebz boredom. Basically, click on the random article button on the left of the wikipedia main page, then you have to get to the Jesus Christ page in five steps or less (the page you start at being zero, so the first link you click is "1"). Good stuff.
Hopefully that'll hold ya's over.
To infinity
Song Meanings - A music lyrics site with a little twist. There is a discussion after each set of lyrics for people to submit their theories or quotes from the artists about what each song "means." Sure, it can get a little youTube-y at times (THIS SONG SUCKS MORE THAN UR MOMZZ!!!!ONE!!) but its a great idea.
Digg - It ain't what it used to be, but still a nice collection of the best out there on the interwebz. The addition of a photo/video catagory has made the glory of what the site once was hard to see, but there is still some fun stuff occasionally. Which reminds me:
The 9 Most Badass Bible Verses - And it doesn't even mention the Pulp Fiction one (Ezekiel 25:17)
How it feels to get shot - Hopefully the closest I'll ever have to be to feeling this. (I have a strange feeling I've mentioned this one before?)
New GTA IV trailer, O.EMM.GEE.
This is from Call of Duty 4: Modern Combat. Seriously, visually speaking, games in the newest generation have finally torn the "virtual" label off when it comes to virtual reality.
Eminem freestyle with (the now deceased) Proof from back in the day. Sick.
Play Five Degrees to Jesus - Just a fun little wikipedia game I discovered through interwebz boredom. Basically, click on the random article button on the left of the wikipedia main page, then you have to get to the Jesus Christ page in five steps or less (the page you start at being zero, so the first link you click is "1"). Good stuff.
Hopefully that'll hold ya's over.
To infinity
Monday, December 3, 2007
Good day for a ten random
What can I say? It's cold, kinda rainy, and I have a research paper due. Can ya tell?
I'm going with a fun theme for the ten random. It's going to come from my auto-playlist entitled "wtf is this?" For you playlist weirdos out there (I am thinking of one person in particular, but hey who knows everyone has their secrets...), it is limited to unrated songs (because I try to rate all the songs I at all care about, for better or worse) that have not been played in the past month (I tried 6 months, but the play dates got all screwed up when I moved all the music over to the portable hard drive for college) with a total play count of no more than 2.
In other words, I'm thinking "wtf is this?" about every other song.
So here goes:
So High So Low - Ben Harper; What a perfect song to start off with. The only thing that makes this sound at all like a Ben Harper song is his vocal part. Other than that it is about as rock-sounding as the latest Kid Rock single or something. Overall I would call it a horrible misuse of Harper's talents. 2/5
Silhouette - Thrice; I used to hate Thrice. Loathe entirely. I still hate to admit it (like how most people hate to admit that they <3 Linkin Park). 3/5
Stays in Mexico - Toby Keith; This one came when I legally aquired (actually, thats not even a stretch of the truth this time!) the entire Toby Keith Greatest Hits CD a while back. I never have been a major fan of the song, probably owing to the fact that I have no interest in (n)either visiting Mexico (n)or drinking tequila. If the resident english guru could help me out on that last sentence (AND THE LAST SENTENCE ALONE, PICKY) that'd be grrrreat. Also, I don't care if you are singing about such a tropical locale as Mexico, trumpets have no place in my country music. 2/10
Blue-Sky Research/What's Left - Taproot; This bad boy must have squeeked into the playlist under the "not played in the past 6 months" criteria. Not sure if Taproot is one of those bands you're not supposed to like or something (I've never really paid attention to that whole scene) but I have no idea why these guys never got huge. They had their moment in the sun, no doubt, but almost every one of their songs make you want to rip the head off of a puppy. In the screamo (heavy on the -emo) catagory that is like, triple mega diamond titanium usually. 4/5
Time After Time - Cyndi Lauper with Sarah McLachlan; Cyndi Lauper scares me. The Sarah McLachlan effect does wonders though. 4/5
Peace, Love, and Understanding - A Perfect Circle; I throw around a lot of hyperbole, its kinda my thing. I mean this one though!!: Emotive rocks. APC could take the Sesame Street song and make it sound like an apocolyptic funeral dirge. And I like it. 5/5
Open Eyes - Saliva; I can confidently say I do not remember ever hearing this song. First impression: Saliva could compete with Nickelback (greatest Canadian rock band of all time ever for eternity and beyond) in terms of songs sounding like identical twins. Sometimes thats a great thing (like Nickelback - the GCRBOATEFEAB). For Saliva that translates into a wealth of mediocrity. 3/5
Broken Heart - Dashboard Confessional; I don't listen to dashboard a whole heckuva lot, but if one of their CDs is <$10 at Target or something I'll grab it. It can get overwhelming in heavy doses. And I hate going to concerts only to listen to a crowd singing along to songs written by a band. 3/5
Still Running - Chevelle; see: Taproot. The critics will say Chevelle has gotten worse since their major debut album Wonder What's Next. I couldn't disagree more. This Type of Thinking (the home-album to this song) was a workout-staple-album for a solid year.
4/5
The Ides of March- Silverstein; I'm sure some people probably love Silverstein. These same people probably hate Nickeback and LP. I like all three, but I would put Silverstein in a distant third. Just a little too much teen-angst sounding.
3/5
Now argue, prove me wrong, etc.
I'm going with a fun theme for the ten random. It's going to come from my auto-playlist entitled "wtf is this?" For you playlist weirdos out there (I am thinking of one person in particular, but hey who knows everyone has their secrets...), it is limited to unrated songs (because I try to rate all the songs I at all care about, for better or worse) that have not been played in the past month (I tried 6 months, but the play dates got all screwed up when I moved all the music over to the portable hard drive for college) with a total play count of no more than 2.
In other words, I'm thinking "wtf is this?" about every other song.
So here goes:
So High So Low - Ben Harper; What a perfect song to start off with. The only thing that makes this sound at all like a Ben Harper song is his vocal part. Other than that it is about as rock-sounding as the latest Kid Rock single or something. Overall I would call it a horrible misuse of Harper's talents. 2/5
Silhouette - Thrice; I used to hate Thrice. Loathe entirely. I still hate to admit it (like how most people hate to admit that they <3 Linkin Park). 3/5
Stays in Mexico - Toby Keith; This one came when I legally aquired (actually, thats not even a stretch of the truth this time!) the entire Toby Keith Greatest Hits CD a while back. I never have been a major fan of the song, probably owing to the fact that I have no interest in (n)either visiting Mexico (n)or drinking tequila. If the resident english guru could help me out on that last sentence (AND THE LAST SENTENCE ALONE, PICKY) that'd be grrrreat. Also, I don't care if you are singing about such a tropical locale as Mexico, trumpets have no place in my country music. 2/10
Blue-Sky Research/What's Left - Taproot; This bad boy must have squeeked into the playlist under the "not played in the past 6 months" criteria. Not sure if Taproot is one of those bands you're not supposed to like or something (I've never really paid attention to that whole scene) but I have no idea why these guys never got huge. They had their moment in the sun, no doubt, but almost every one of their songs make you want to rip the head off of a puppy. In the screamo (heavy on the -emo) catagory that is like, triple mega diamond titanium usually. 4/5
Time After Time - Cyndi Lauper with Sarah McLachlan; Cyndi Lauper scares me. The Sarah McLachlan effect does wonders though. 4/5
Peace, Love, and Understanding - A Perfect Circle; I throw around a lot of hyperbole, its kinda my thing. I mean this one though!!: Emotive rocks. APC could take the Sesame Street song and make it sound like an apocolyptic funeral dirge. And I like it. 5/5
Open Eyes - Saliva; I can confidently say I do not remember ever hearing this song. First impression: Saliva could compete with Nickelback (greatest Canadian rock band of all time ever for eternity and beyond) in terms of songs sounding like identical twins. Sometimes thats a great thing (like Nickelback - the GCRBOATEFEAB). For Saliva that translates into a wealth of mediocrity. 3/5
Broken Heart - Dashboard Confessional; I don't listen to dashboard a whole heckuva lot, but if one of their CDs is <$10 at Target or something I'll grab it. It can get overwhelming in heavy doses. And I hate going to concerts only to listen to a crowd singing along to songs written by a band. 3/5
Still Running - Chevelle; see: Taproot. The critics will say Chevelle has gotten worse since their major debut album Wonder What's Next. I couldn't disagree more. This Type of Thinking (the home-album to this song) was a workout-staple-album for a solid year.
4/5
The Ides of March- Silverstein; I'm sure some people probably love Silverstein. These same people probably hate Nickeback and LP. I like all three, but I would put Silverstein in a distant third. Just a little too much teen-angst sounding.
3/5
Now argue, prove me wrong, etc.
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Top Everything
I love lists. I love rankings. Putting the two together just makes me want to channel my inner Dane Cook (heheh.)
Top Five Artists who probably should never have picked up a microphone
1.) Bob Dylan - Made famous for his horribly awesome voice.
3.) Macy Gray - Should probably be number one, but she should not be number one in anything. Ever.
4.) William Shatner.
5.) The Green Hat Guy in Old School - Seriously, I hope for his sake that he just keeps making his money off Snoop-a-loop and never tries to go solo.
This picture has absolutely nothing to do with anything. But YOU try finding a picture of GreenHatMan, not so easy. And this makes me smile. So there.
Top Five Artists who probably should never have picked up a microphone
1.) Bob Dylan - Made famous for his horribly awesome voice.
3.) Macy Gray - Should probably be number one, but she should not be number one in anything. Ever.
4.) William Shatner.
5.) The Green Hat Guy in Old School - Seriously, I hope for his sake that he just keeps making his money off Snoop-a-loop and never tries to go solo.
This picture has absolutely nothing to do with anything. But YOU try finding a picture of GreenHatMan, not so easy. And this makes me smile. So there.
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